1663 British Charles II Silver Pattern ‘Petition’ Crown: $960,000 Paul Fraser ... 1831 British William IV 5-Pound Coin: $1.148 million The detail in this coin engraved by William Wyon is ...

He succeeded to the throne on the death of his brother George IV in 1830, as the second son of George III, Prince Frederick Duke of York, had died in 1827 without a son. William IV and Queen Adelaide ...